Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Text messaging reduces analgesic requirements during surgery.
This study aims to determine whether communicating via short message service text message during surgery procedures leads to decreased intake of fentanyl for patients receiving regional anesthesia below the waist compared with a distraction condition and no intervention. ⋯ Text messaging during surgery provides analgesic-sparing benefits that surpass distraction techniques, suggesting that mobile phones provide new opportunities for social support to improve patient comfort and reduce analgesic requirements during minor surgeries and in other clinical settings.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A comparative efficacy evaluation of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment in the gastrocnemius in managing plantar heel pain: a randomized and controlled trial.
The treatment of plantar heel pain is highly challenging. We report ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment (UG-PRF) in the gastrocnemius to treat plantar heel pain and minimize the safety issues. ⋯ We conclude that the UG-PRF is both safe and efficacious in managing plantar heel pain.